# Meta Content / Social-Listening Intel - Facebook + Instagram (`seibs.co/meta-content-intel`) Actor

Public-post social listening across Facebook + Instagram: search by keyword/hashtag/page; capture post text, engagement, and timestamps; get topic volume, sentiment, themes, and share-of-voice. The commercial alternative to Meta Content Library (academic-only). For brands, PR, and agencies.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/seibs.co/meta-content-intel.md
- **Developed by:** [Seibs.co](https://apify.com/seibs.co) (community)
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## Pricing

from $4.00 / 1,000 public post records

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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Actors are written with capital "A".

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The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

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```bash
npm install apify-client
```

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```bash
pip install apify-client
```

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````bash
# MacOS / Linux
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# Windows
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```bash

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Meta Content / Social-Listening Intel - Facebook + Instagram

**Public-post social listening across Facebook + Instagram public Pages/posts.**
Search public posts by keyword/topic/hashtag/page, capture post text,
engagement, timestamps, and the public author, then get the social-listening
intelligence that matters: **topic volume over time, sentiment + themes, top
posts/pages, and cross-topic share-of-voice** - in one normalized schema.

This is the commercial answer to a gated API. Meta's official social-listening
path - the **Meta Content Library** (CrowdTangle's successor) - is
**application-restricted to academic and non-profit researchers**. Brands,
PR/comms teams, agencies, and journalists are categorically excluded. This actor
delivers the equivalent public-post listening data from the logged-out public
surface, **no application required**.

> **Scope - read this first.** This actor is *organic public-post social
> listening*. It is deliberately distinct from two sibling actors:
> - It is **NOT** [ad-library-intel](https://apify.com/seibs.co/ad-library-intel) - that covers paid **ads** from the ad-transparency archives.
> - It is **NOT** instagram-creator-intel - that covers **creator / influencer** audience analytics.
> If you want ads, use ad-library-intel. If you want creator metrics, use the creator actor. If you want to listen to what's being said about a topic/brand in public posts, you're in the right place.

---

### What you get

A single dataset stream of normalized records, keyed by `record_type`:

| record_type | What it is |
|---|---|
| `post` | One normalized public post: platform, public author, post type, text, engagement (likes/comments/shares/views), timestamp, hashtags, mentions, media URLs, permalink. |
| `topic_rollup` | Per-topic aggregation: post volume over time, sentiment split, top posts, top pages, top hashtags. |
| `share_of_voice` | Cross-topic table: each topic/brand's share of posts + engagement and its sentiment split. |
| `access_notes` | Per-platform access method, anti-bot escalation telemetry, PII posture, and responsible-use note. |
| `platform_pending` / `fetch_error` | Honest fail-soft notes when a logged-out surface was blocked (Meta login-walls automated clients). Never fabricated data. |
| `monitor_digest` | On scheduled runs: new posts + volume/sentiment shift since the last run. |

Five dataset **views** are pre-defined: `overview` (AI-agent / analyst skim),
`posts` (every field), `topics` (rollups), an MCP-compatible JSON link, and a
CSV download.

---

### Modes

| Mode | Input | Does |
|---|---|---|
| `keyword_listening` (default) | `keywords` | Search public posts by topic across platforms, then aggregate (volume, sentiment, top posts/pages, share-of-voice). |
| `page_posts` | `pages` | Pull recent public posts for given Facebook Pages / public Instagram profiles (brand/competitor owned content). |
| `hashtag_intel` | `hashtags` | Pull public hashtag feeds + topic-volume / top-posts intel. |

**Note on keyword search:** Facebook and Instagram have **no logged-out keyword
*post* search** (their search UIs require login). In `keyword_listening` mode a
keyword is therefore matched against its **hashtag feed** on each platform -
the closest public, logged-out equivalent. For owned-content monitoring use
`page_posts`.

#### Example input

```json
{
  "mode": "keyword_listening",
  "keywords": ["sustainability", "plant based"],
  "platforms": ["facebook", "instagram"],
  "max_results_per_platform": 30,
  "include_listening_analysis": true,
  "include_topic_rollup": true,
  "pii_minimization": true
}
````

***

### Legal-safety & responsible use

This actor follows the portfolio's gated-data playbook (Section B):

- **Logged-out, public-only.** No login, no account, no user cookies, no paid
  token. Only public Pages/posts and public profiles/hashtag feeds.
- **PII minimization (on by default).** Posts authored by an apparent *personal
  individual* (not a Page / business / verified account) have the author name
  dropped and the handle replaced with a stable opaque token (`person_xxxx`),
  and the author id stripped. Pages/business/verified accounts (the brands and
  orgs social listening is about) are retained. The dataset is about **public
  discourse on a topic, not a profile of private individuals.** Turn off only
  with a lawful basis (`pii_minimization=false`).
- **Polite rate limits** and bounded concurrency.
- **Fail-soft.** When a surface blocks the logged-out request, the actor emits a
  documented `platform_pending` note - it never fabricates data.
- **Favorable precedent.** *Meta v. Bright Data (2024)* held that logged-off
  scraping of public Meta data is not barred by Meta's terms.

Use this for aggregate brand/topic listening, reputation monitoring, PR/comms,
and trend research - not for surveillance of individuals.

***

### Anti-bot escalation

Meta's public surfaces are token-gated and login-wall automated clients. The
actor runs a four-tier ladder per request:

1. **httpx** over the DATACENTER proxy (cheapest, first).
2. **curl\_cffi** with real Chrome TLS impersonation over the RESIDENTIAL proxy
   (defeats JA3/TLS fingerprinting).
3. **patchright / playwright** stealth browser over the RESIDENTIAL proxy -
   loads the public page and replays its own JSON XHR (Instagram
   `web_profile_info` / `tags/web_info`; Facebook GraphQL). Runs on the
   `apify/actor-python-playwright` base image (headful under Xvfb).
4. **Fail-soft** - a documented `platform_pending` / `fetch_error` note.

For the most reliable results against managed challenges, point
`browser_cdp_url` (or the `BROWSER_CDP_URL` env var) at a warm anti-detect
browser; the browser tier connects over CDP and inherits its session + IP.

***

### Pricing (pay-per-event)

| Event | Price | What |
|---|---|---|
| `post_record` | $0.004 | One normalized public post. |
| `listening_analysis` | $0.008 | Sentiment + theme tagging per post. |
| `topic_rollup` | $0.010 | Per-topic volume/sentiment/top-posts/SOV aggregation. |
| `scheduled_delta_run` | $0.050 | One monitor-mode delta digest. |

**A run that returns nothing costs nothing.** A 5-layer cost-control defense
(pre-flight caps, demo-mode soft-fail, `_RunBudget` guard, in-loop budget
checks, hardcoded prices) protects against runaway compute.

***

### Monitor mode

Save your input as a task and put it on an [Apify Schedule](https://console.apify.com/schedules).
On scheduled runs the actor compares against the previous run and emits a
`monitor_digest` (new posts, volume + sentiment shift). Set `monitor_webhook_url`
to post the digest to a Slack-compatible webhook.

***

### MCP / AI-agent use

An MCP twin, **mcp-meta-content-intel**, exposes this actor as AI-agent tools
(`search_public_posts`, `get_page_posts`, `get_hashtag_posts`, `analyze_topic`,
`track_topic_mentions`) and is x402 (USDC on Base) + Skyfire ready for
token-less agentic payments. Or wire the `overview` view directly via the
MCP-compatible dataset link in the output.

***

### Who it's for

Brands and DTC companies monitoring their reputation, PR/comms teams tracking
narrative and sentiment, agencies running social-listening for clients,
journalists and researchers studying public discourse - everyone locked out of
Meta Content Library's academic-only gate.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

keyword\_listening = search public posts by keyword/topic across platforms, then aggregate (volume, sentiment, top posts/pages, share-of-voice). page\_posts = pull recent public posts for given Facebook Pages / public Instagram profiles. hashtag\_intel = public hashtag feeds + topic intel.

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Topics/terms to listen for, e.g. \['climate change', 'your brand']. Used in keyword\_listening mode. Note: Facebook and Instagram have no logged-out keyword post-search, so a keyword is matched against its hashtag feed. Hard cap of 25.

## `pages` (type: `array`):

Facebook Page names/slugs or public Instagram handles to pull recent public posts for, e.g. \['natgeo', 'nike', 'patagonia']. Used in page\_posts mode. Hard cap of 50.

## `hashtags` (type: `array`):

Hashtags (without the #) to pull public feeds for, e.g. \['sustainability', 'running']. Used in hashtag\_intel mode. Hard cap of 25.

## `platforms` (type: `array`):

Which Meta surfaces to listen to: facebook (public Pages + hashtags), instagram (public profiles + hashtags). Aliases like 'fb', 'ig', 'meta' are accepted. Leave empty for both. Pass \['all'] for both.

## `all_platforms` (type: `boolean`):

Shortcut to query Facebook + Instagram (overrides the platforms list).

## `country` (type: `string`):

Two-letter region code used as a soft locale hint where the surface honors it (e.g. US, GB, DE). Default US.

## `include_listening_analysis` (type: `boolean`):

Tag each post's sentiment (positive / negative / neutral, lexicon-based), theme (praise / complaint / question / recommendation / news / promotion), hashtags, and emoji/word count. Adds a listening\_analysis PPE charge per tagged post. This is the social-listening corpus signal.

## `include_topic_rollup` (type: `boolean`):

Build per-topic aggregations: post volume over time, sentiment split, top posts, top pages, top hashtags, plus the cross-topic share-of-voice table. Adds a topic\_rollup PPE charge per topic. Defaults on for keyword\_listening and hashtag\_intel.

## `pii_minimization` (type: `boolean`):

When on (default), posts authored by an apparent personal individual (not a Page / business / verified account) have the author name dropped and the handle replaced with a stable opaque token, and the author id is stripped. Pages/business/verified accounts are retained. Keeps the dataset about public discourse on a topic, not a profile of private individuals. Turn off only with a lawful basis.

## `max_results_per_platform` (type: `integer`):

Hard cap on posts returned per platform per keyword/page/hashtag. Default 30.

## `monitor_webhook_url` (type: `string`):

When this actor runs under an Apify Schedule (monitor mode), post the change digest (new posts, volume/sentiment shift) to this Slack-compatible webhook URL.

## `use_apify_proxy` (type: `boolean`):

Route requests through Apify Proxy. DATACENTER handles the first (httpx) pass; a RESIDENTIAL tier is provisioned for the anti-bot escalation legs (Meta's public surfaces usually need residential to clear logged-out).

## `use_browser_fallback` (type: `boolean`):

When a surface serves an anti-bot / login wall (Facebook and Instagram heavily gate logged-out automated clients), automatically escalate: switch to the RESIDENTIAL proxy and retry with curl\_cffi Chrome TLS impersonation, then a stealth browser that replays the page's own JSON XHR. Turn off to use plain httpx only (Meta then returns documented platform\_pending notes).

## `browser_cdp_url` (type: `string`):

Optional. CDP/WebSocket endpoint of an already-running, anti-detect (UC-mode / real Chrome) browser. When set, the browser tier connects to it (inheriting its session + fingerprint) so it clears Meta's edge more reliably. Without it a stealth headless Chromium is launched (works on the apify/actor-python-playwright image; weaker against managed challenges). Can also be set as the BROWSER\_CDP\_URL env var.

## `apify_proxy_groups` (type: `array`):

Override the auto-selected proxy group. Leave empty to let the actor pick DATACENTER for the first pass and RESIDENTIAL for escalation.

## `concurrency` (type: `integer`):

Parallel surface fetches. Meta's surfaces are rate-sensitive; default 4.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "keyword_listening",
  "keywords": [
    "sustainability",
    "plant based"
  ],
  "pages": [],
  "hashtags": [],
  "platforms": [
    "facebook",
    "instagram"
  ],
  "all_platforms": false,
  "country": "US",
  "include_listening_analysis": true,
  "include_topic_rollup": true,
  "pii_minimization": true,
  "max_results_per_platform": 20,
  "monitor_webhook_url": "",
  "use_apify_proxy": true,
  "use_browser_fallback": true,
  "browser_cdp_url": "",
  "apify_proxy_groups": [],
  "concurrency": 4
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `datasetItems` (type: `string`):

Narrow, token-efficient slice of every record. Consumer: LLM agents (Claude, GPT, LangChain tools), MCP hosts, dashboards. Fields: platform, author, post type, sentiment, engagement, posted date, permalink.

## `datasetItemsPosts` (type: `string`):

All fields for every public post. Consumer: humans browsing the dataset, RAG ingest, full backups. Larger payload - not recommended as a direct LLM tool response.

## `datasetItemsTopics` (type: `string`):

Per-topic aggregations (volume over time, sentiment split, top posts/pages/hashtags). Consumer: social-listening dashboards, PR/comms reporting.

## `datasetItemsMcp` (type: `string`):

First 50 overview records as a clean JSON array. Wrap on the agent side in an MCP tool-call response envelope, e.g. `{ "ok": true, "data": <this array>, "meta": { "actor": "meta-content-intel", "count": <len>, "view": "overview" } }`. Consumer: MCP servers, Claude Desktop, Cursor, OpenAI Assistants tool calls.

## `datasetItemsCsv` (type: `string`):

Spreadsheet-friendly export of the overview view. Consumer: humans, marketing/comms teams, Excel / Google Sheets users.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "mode": "keyword_listening",
    "keywords": [
        "sustainability",
        "plant based"
    ],
    "platforms": [
        "facebook",
        "instagram"
    ],
    "country": "US",
    "max_results_per_platform": 20
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("seibs.co/meta-content-intel").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "mode": "keyword_listening",
    "keywords": [
        "sustainability",
        "plant based",
    ],
    "platforms": [
        "facebook",
        "instagram",
    ],
    "country": "US",
    "max_results_per_platform": 20,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("seibs.co/meta-content-intel").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "mode": "keyword_listening",
  "keywords": [
    "sustainability",
    "plant based"
  ],
  "platforms": [
    "facebook",
    "instagram"
  ],
  "country": "US",
  "max_results_per_platform": 20
}' |
apify call seibs.co/meta-content-intel --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=seibs.co/meta-content-intel",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Meta Content / Social-Listening Intel - Facebook + Instagram",
        "description": "Public-post social listening across Facebook + Instagram: search by keyword/hashtag/page; capture post text, engagement, and timestamps; get topic volume, sentiment, themes, and share-of-voice. The commercial alternative to Meta Content Library (academic-only). For brands, PR, and agencies.",
        "version": "0.1",
        "x-build-id": "jxZK34QVLBqbzKweV"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/seibs.co~meta-content-intel/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-seibs.co-meta-content-intel",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/seibs.co~meta-content-intel/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-seibs.co-meta-content-intel",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/seibs.co~meta-content-intel/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-seibs.co-meta-content-intel",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "mode"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "mode": {
                        "title": "Mode",
                        "enum": [
                            "keyword_listening",
                            "page_posts",
                            "hashtag_intel"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "keyword_listening = search public posts by keyword/topic across platforms, then aggregate (volume, sentiment, top posts/pages, share-of-voice). page_posts = pull recent public posts for given Facebook Pages / public Instagram profiles. hashtag_intel = public hashtag feeds + topic intel.",
                        "default": "keyword_listening"
                    },
                    "keywords": {
                        "title": "Keywords / topics (keyword_listening mode)",
                        "maxItems": 25,
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Topics/terms to listen for, e.g. ['climate change', 'your brand']. Used in keyword_listening mode. Note: Facebook and Instagram have no logged-out keyword post-search, so a keyword is matched against its hashtag feed. Hard cap of 25.",
                        "default": [],
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "pages": {
                        "title": "Pages / profiles (page_posts mode)",
                        "maxItems": 50,
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Facebook Page names/slugs or public Instagram handles to pull recent public posts for, e.g. ['natgeo', 'nike', 'patagonia']. Used in page_posts mode. Hard cap of 50.",
                        "default": [],
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "hashtags": {
                        "title": "Hashtags (hashtag_intel mode)",
                        "maxItems": 25,
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Hashtags (without the #) to pull public feeds for, e.g. ['sustainability', 'running']. Used in hashtag_intel mode. Hard cap of 25.",
                        "default": [],
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "platforms": {
                        "title": "Platforms",
                        "maxItems": 2,
                        "uniqueItems": true,
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Which Meta surfaces to listen to: facebook (public Pages + hashtags), instagram (public profiles + hashtags). Aliases like 'fb', 'ig', 'meta' are accepted. Leave empty for both. Pass ['all'] for both.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string",
                            "enum": [
                                "facebook",
                                "instagram"
                            ]
                        },
                        "default": [
                            "facebook",
                            "instagram"
                        ]
                    },
                    "all_platforms": {
                        "title": "Query all platforms",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Shortcut to query Facebook + Instagram (overrides the platforms list).",
                        "default": false
                    },
                    "country": {
                        "title": "Country / region",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Two-letter region code used as a soft locale hint where the surface honors it (e.g. US, GB, DE). Default US.",
                        "default": "US"
                    },
                    "include_listening_analysis": {
                        "title": "Listening analysis (sentiment + theme tagging)",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Tag each post's sentiment (positive / negative / neutral, lexicon-based), theme (praise / complaint / question / recommendation / news / promotion), hashtags, and emoji/word count. Adds a listening_analysis PPE charge per tagged post. This is the social-listening corpus signal.",
                        "default": true
                    },
                    "include_topic_rollup": {
                        "title": "Topic rollups + share-of-voice",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Build per-topic aggregations: post volume over time, sentiment split, top posts, top pages, top hashtags, plus the cross-topic share-of-voice table. Adds a topic_rollup PPE charge per topic. Defaults on for keyword_listening and hashtag_intel.",
                        "default": true
                    },
                    "pii_minimization": {
                        "title": "PII minimization (redact personal individuals)",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "When on (default), posts authored by an apparent personal individual (not a Page / business / verified account) have the author name dropped and the handle replaced with a stable opaque token, and the author id is stripped. Pages/business/verified accounts are retained. Keeps the dataset about public discourse on a topic, not a profile of private individuals. Turn off only with a lawful basis.",
                        "default": true
                    },
                    "max_results_per_platform": {
                        "title": "Max posts per platform per query",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 200,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Hard cap on posts returned per platform per keyword/page/hashtag. Default 30.",
                        "default": 30
                    },
                    "monitor_webhook_url": {
                        "title": "Monitor webhook URL (Slack / email, optional)",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "When this actor runs under an Apify Schedule (monitor mode), post the change digest (new posts, volume/sentiment shift) to this Slack-compatible webhook URL.",
                        "default": ""
                    },
                    "use_apify_proxy": {
                        "title": "Use Apify Proxy",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Route requests through Apify Proxy. DATACENTER handles the first (httpx) pass; a RESIDENTIAL tier is provisioned for the anti-bot escalation legs (Meta's public surfaces usually need residential to clear logged-out).",
                        "default": true
                    },
                    "use_browser_fallback": {
                        "title": "Anti-bot escalation (curl_cffi + browser)",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "When a surface serves an anti-bot / login wall (Facebook and Instagram heavily gate logged-out automated clients), automatically escalate: switch to the RESIDENTIAL proxy and retry with curl_cffi Chrome TLS impersonation, then a stealth browser that replays the page's own JSON XHR. Turn off to use plain httpx only (Meta then returns documented platform_pending notes).",
                        "default": true
                    },
                    "browser_cdp_url": {
                        "title": "Warm browser CDP endpoint (for login-walled surfaces)",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Optional. CDP/WebSocket endpoint of an already-running, anti-detect (UC-mode / real Chrome) browser. When set, the browser tier connects to it (inheriting its session + fingerprint) so it clears Meta's edge more reliably. Without it a stealth headless Chromium is launched (works on the apify/actor-python-playwright image; weaker against managed challenges). Can also be set as the BROWSER_CDP_URL env var.",
                        "default": ""
                    },
                    "apify_proxy_groups": {
                        "title": "Proxy groups (optional override)",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Override the auto-selected proxy group. Leave empty to let the actor pick DATACENTER for the first pass and RESIDENTIAL for escalation.",
                        "default": [],
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "concurrency": {
                        "title": "Max concurrent requests",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 8,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Parallel surface fetches. Meta's surfaces are rate-sensitive; default 4.",
                        "default": 4
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```
